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Parker Gallant: Ontario’s environmental commissioner, serving the public or simply sucking up?
(October 14, 2013) On October 10, 2013, Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller released his 194-page annual report titled, “Serving the Public,” and backed it up with a “supplement” that ran to 247 pages. His press conference at 10 a.m. on that day attracted little attention resulting in only minor media coverage. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Privatization, Renewables
Tagged Climate Change, Crown land, Global Warming, Gord Miller, green energy, Ontario, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, wind power, wind turbines
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Parker Gallant: Who really sets Ontario’s Energy Policies?
(October 7, 2013) In Ontario it’s a well-known fact that the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA) was developed because a small group of people convinced a past Energy Minister, George Smitherman, it was needed. That group, the Green Energy Act Alliance (GEAA), even claim they helped him write the Act! Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Conservation, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables
Tagged Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Energy minister, ENGO, Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, Parker Gallant
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Parker Gallant: Ontario’s Ministry of Energy creates Canada’s biggest Ponzi scheme
(October 1, 2013) The press release on September 24, 2013, from the Attorney General’s (AG) office was headlined: “Attorney General recovers $17 million for Victims of Ponzi Scheme” and went on to describe how the money had been seized and sent to the American authorities with respect to a US orchestrated “Ponzi Scheme”. Continue reading
Parker Gallant: Duping the public
(September 21, 2013) Three years ago (on November 9, 2010) “confidential” documents were obtained by the Ontario PC Party and reported on by the Toronto Star. The documents disclosed a plan to “confuse the public” about the “true cost of the government’s push for green energy”. Continue reading
Parker Gallant and Scott Luft: Michigan and New York’s best friend–Ontario
(September 18, 2013) The press releases flowing from the Ministry of Energy’s offices have been many over the past several years and claim a variety of wonderful things despite the mundane attributes of the electricity sector. Continue reading
Parker Gallant: Ontario’s big LEAP: Low-income Energy Assistance Program
(September 14, 2013) The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) just released their 2nd annual report on LEAP and after reading it and relating it to the money being passed around it does give you an inspiration to do just that—leap! Continue reading
Parker Gallant: Bright Ideas from Toronto Hydro discloses they failed math
(September 13, 2013) For the approximately 700,000 customers of Toronto Hydro who have either received or are about to receive their latest hydro bill they should pay attention to the brochure enclosed with the bill, titled, “bright ideas” and the subheading: “Electricity rates are rising. We want you to know why.” Continue reading

